Evaluation of brazed silicon nitride joints: Microstructure and mechanical properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1553-1562

  Peteves, Stathis D ^a,b   Nicholas, Michael G ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZING; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON NITRIDE; SINTERING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ACTIVE METAL BRAZING; BRAZED SILICON NITRIDE JOINTS; CERAMIC STEEL JOINTS; INTERLAYERS; MONOLITHIC CERAMIC; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030173959     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08764.x     Document Type: Review

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